Great Ocean Road, Part I

The Great Ocean Road is maybe the most popular route you can drive in Australia. It connects Melbourne with Adelaide and passes breathtaking landscapes.
We had amazing weather and enjoyed the roughLeia mais
Great Ocean Road, Part II

The second Part of this scenic route took us to the twelve Apostels - impressive rocks in front of the coastline. Massive waves are breaking into this huge formations which gives you a littleLeia mais
Mt. Kosciusko National Park

Mount Kosciusko is the highest point of mainland Australia. With 2200m Kosciusko seems not to high, compared to the mountains we hiked in South America. But to be honest we still were exhausted afterLeia mais
Eastcoast - South of Sydney

After our hiking tour at Mount Kosciusko we went straight to the coastline south of Sydney. At the second we arrived the coast, the weather changed dramatically. For the whole time until we reachedLeia mais
Sydney

What an impressive City. Although I would rather live in Melbourne, Sydney was amazing. We really felt like being in an world metropolis with all of the iconic views and buildings.
As soon as weLeia mais
Byron Bay

Byron Bay is what you would expect of an Aussie Surfer village. A beautiful beach, an excellent vibe, bars, cafes and restaurants everywhere. We spent in total three days in this cute town and enjoyedLeia mais
Gold Coast

Gold Coast is one of the most popular holiday locations. Along the famous beaches like “surfers paradise” you can find plenty of huge hotel complexes. This creates an atmosphere we didn’t reallyLeia mais
Brisbane

Brisbane is maybe not as exciting or beautiful as Melbourne or Sydney, but still worth a visit.
Especially Southbank was beautiful with loads of Cafés, Restaurants & Bars. Besides that BrisbaneLeia mais
Noosa, Glass House Mnts & Rainbow Beach

We didn’t like Sunshine Coast that much so we spent the Easter weekend in the surrounding area. We went hiking at the glass house mountain NP, we were walking around a little market in Noosa andLeia mais
Fraser Island

Fraser Island is the biggest sand island in the world and home to different landscapes, like mangroves, dunes, swamps, eukalyptus and fern forests.
With a huge off-road bus we were driving along theLeia mais
Airlie Beach & Withsunday Islands

Airlie Beach and the Withsundays are without a doubt one of the main attractions around Australias east coast. After our first 4 days of pouring rain we almost left Airlie Beach without seeingLeia mais
Magnetic Island

You can take a 40 minutes ferry from Townsville to get to this beautiful, tiny island where you can hike, snorkel or just relax on one of the amazing beaches.
During a small hike at the center of theLeia mais
Skydive Mission Beach

For my birthday in March, Laura was giving me a special present: a skydive in Australia.
Normally I am a bit scared of heights, but I’m also fascinated of skydiving. At the beginning I wasn’tLeia mais
Atherton Tablelands

Besides the Millaa Millaa falls (which is maybe the most perfect waterfall you can think of), the Atherton Tablelands gave us the opportunity to spot the most elusive animal of Australia: theLeia mais
Daintree, Pourt Douglas & Palm Cove

Our last three stops before returning our little camper van which was our home for 7 weeks.
At Daintree river we did a river cruise to meet the “Salties”, the largest crocodiles on earth. We sawLeia mais
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

Cairns was the end of our 7 weeks road trip. We drove more than 7.800 km from Melbourne along the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide and all the way up the Australian east coast. What an adventure.
ButLeia mais
Perth, Western Australia

In Western Australia, the oil and mining industry is the most important part of the economy. You would expect that Perth would look like a dirty industrial city, which is definitely wrong. It’s aLeia mais
Rottnest Island

Rottnest is located just a few kilometers away from the coast. We discovered the little bays and the lighthouse with bicycles. Of course we took some nice pictures of the always happy Quokkas, a tinyLeia mais
Hutt Lagoon

Once again we rent out a camper can to explore Australia’s west coast. Our first stop was Hutt Lagoon. The pink lake gets its color from algaes. With the drone we took some incredible shots of theLeia mais
Kalbarri National Park

The Kalbarri NP combines a coastline with rough cliffs and the canyon of the Murchison River.
The red stones and sand reminded us of the desert in Arizona and Nevada in the US.
Monkey Mia & Shark Bay

The Peron peninsula is surrounded by shark bay which is popular for fishing. We stayed a few nights in Monkey Mia, a little bay in the northeast of the peninsula. Dolphins are coming super close toLeia mais
Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef

Coral Bay at the Ningaloo Reef was high on our list of things to see in Australia. On a Boat trip we went snorkeling with Manta Rays & Tiger sharks which was absolutely crazy. The giant mantas cameLeia mais
Exmouth & Ningaloo Reef

In Exmouth and the Cape Range National Park the Ningaloo Reef is super close to the shore. You literally just can step from the beach into the water and start snorkeling.
Karijini National Park

Karijini is known for beautiful gorges, waterfalls and natural pools. Due to the bad weather we were only able to see a few of them, which still was stunning.
Walga Rock

The last stop of our road trip in WA was Walga Rock. Like the famous Ayer’s Rock (or Uluru in the language of the indigenous people), Walga rock is a granite monolith. With it’s red color itLeia mais